June 24th, 2019 || BOOK REVIEW: Three Women by Lisa Taddeo is one of the most fascinating and compelling books I’ve read so far this year. We follow the real stories of Lina, Maggie and Sloane. . Lina is a woman who feels as if she has no purpose in life. Like she’s just a wife and a mother. But she’s trapped in an unhappy marriage. Her husband won’t touch her, and she longs to be touched, she longs to be desired. She’s desperate and unhappy and then she starts having an affair, where finally her needs are met. Lina’s story is a familiar one. A woman who has put aside her needs and feels alone and lost. . Maggie’s story is the one that made my blood boiled the most. She’s taken her high-school teacher to court. During the narrative she accounts how they started their relationship and how it ended. We are witness to the manipulation this man exerted. When the trail comes we see how she is blamed for everything, for the relationship and for trying to destroy “this poor man’s life”… rings a bell? It was very upsetting to read. The toll this ordeal takes on Maggie is enormous and reading how this teacher abused his power and destroyed her life was absolutely disgusting. . Finally, there is Sloane who is the talk of town because rumor has it that she has sex with other men while her husband watches. Sloane’s story, in my opinion, is much more nuanced that the rest. All these stories have many layers but Sloane’s is the one that takes the longer to unravel. Deep down, she is someone who doesn’t know who she is. . I was completely immersed in this book. Taddeo writing pulls you in. Three Women is a fantastic portrayal of female desire, an honest and perceptive narrative that won’t leave anyone indifferent. . Is this on your radar? Would you like to read it? 🌻 . Thank you so much to Hannah at @bloomsburypublishing for sending a review copy my way! • • • #nonfictionbooks #threewomen #lisataddeo #newbookrelease #adayinbooklandreviews #recentreads #leoyrecomiendo #feministbooks #booksoutside #booksandnature #bookstagramuk https://www.instagram.com/p/BzFtza5Ak_c/?igshid=1u3ljxoi5rw78
